It's Not the Car
By Sam Smith, Ross Bentley, Jeff Braun
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Episodes: 109
RB
Apr 7, 2025
Mike M
Dec 3, 2024
this pod is so much more insightful into the world of cars and Motorsports than most podcasts. they really get into the human nuances of it all. very interesting stuff.
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Getting Used to Big Power
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May 27, 2026 |
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"Don't Drive It, You're Going to Die"
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May 12, 2026 |
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What the Hell is Going on With Formula 1?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Saying No to a $20 Million Porsche
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Jeff and the Glorious Mazda Fail-Diesels
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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How Pro Race Cars Blow Up!
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Jeff’s Car on Fire
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Postwar Madness on Public Roads — (1948 Watkins Glen GP)
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Racing Stories That Change Your Life
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Two Drunk Guys Win Le Mans — (Jaguar Works Team, 1953)
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Get a Job as a Race Engineer! — w/ Charlie Ping
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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BONUS Episode PREVIEW – Listener Q&A – 11/25
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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The One Where Ross Doesn't Get Hit by Lightning
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Impossible Gear, Impossible Finish — (Schumacher 1994 Spanish GP)
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Did Patrick Dempsey Imagine His Way to Being Faster?
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Racing is Broken, and Blackbird 66 Might Fix It — w/ J.R. Hildebrand
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Shelby Cobras, Kimi Räikkönen, and Suspension Cork-Sniffing
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Crashing Four Times at Your First Indy 500 — w/ Jimmy Kite
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Learning to Love (Hate?) the Porsche 911
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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RECAP: 2025 IndyCar Season — w/ Marshall Pruett
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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What the 2025 IMSA Season Taught Our Pro Engineer
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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The One Where Ross Explains the Nürburgring
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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The Bloody Madness of the First Indy 500 — (1911)
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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So . . . What is Handling, Actually?
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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[BEST OF] – Belief, Death, and the Fastest Man Alive — 6/4/24
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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[BEST OF] – The Ferrari Story You Didn’t Know You Needed — 4/16/24
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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[BEST OF] – The One Where a Cobra Eats Europe — 8/13/24
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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What the Perfect Driver Knows
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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How NASCAR Cheats – Part 2! — w/ Chris Andrews
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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INTC Movie Club – “Days of Thunder” (1990)
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Listener Q&A: Track-Day Focus for Beginners
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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How to Get a Racing Sponsor
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Rippin' Pikes Peak in a NASCAR Sled — w/JR Hildebrand
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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The Drama of Your First Le Mans — w/ Baptiste Viala
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Brakes, Boots, and a Stock Car in France — (Le Mans + Cale, 1981)
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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When Miatas Ate Sam’s Brain
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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The Hidden Rhythm of Road America
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Le Mans Race Prep 101
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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The Secret Life of an IMSA Team
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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RACE RECAP: 2025 Indy 500 + Monaco Grand Prix
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May 27, 2025 |
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Why is Racing So Boring on TV?
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May 20, 2025 |
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Free Bonus: One Lap of America with Ross and BFG!
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May 16, 2025 |
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The One Where Hitler Loses — (German GP, 1935)
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May 13, 2025 |
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The Strange World of the Amateur “Pro” Driver
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May 06, 2025 |
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How Would You Fix IndyCar?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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When It All Goes Wrong
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Instant Expert: Getting Used to a New Car
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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How Do You Know You’re Good Enough?
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Jeff Tells a Story: My Favorite Cars to Engineer
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Jeff and Ross Didn’t Win Sebring!
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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How Do You Become a Pro Driver?
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Mythbusting: The Brakes Just Failed!
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Off-Topic Show — You Asked For It!
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Jeff Just Won Daytona!
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Two-Wheel Science 101 — w/Nick Ienatsch
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Drifting is Harder Than You Think — w/Vaughn Gittin, Jr.
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Flowing Into the Zone — w/Dr. Sue Jackson
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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When NASCAR Broke America — (1979 Daytona 500 Fistfight)
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Jeff Tells a Story: Meeting 1967 Formula 1
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Inside Car and Driver's "Lightning Lap" — w/Tony Quiroga
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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The One Where Jeff Explains Race Strategy
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Whoop, There It Is — (Mazda Le Mans Win, 1991)
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Why We Love Laguna Seca
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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You Can Be Fast in Anything — w/Colin Braun
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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How NASCAR Teams Cheat — w/Chris Andrews
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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All Hail Dan and Uncle Bobby — (Gurney Flap, 1971)
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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The Why of a Racing Coach
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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How to Drive It: Porsche 911
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Sex, Shocks, and Rock ’n’ Roll
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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To Pilot a Mercedes — (Le Mans CLR Crashes, 1999)
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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How to Watch F1 . . . and Learn Its Secrets
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Paul Newman in a Race Car
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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How Pro Racers Cheat – Part Two!
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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The One Where a Cobra Eats Europe — (Daytona Coupe, 1965)
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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What Does a Race Engineer Do, Really?
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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The Worst Race Car I’ve Ever Met
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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To Be Dumb in Racing
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Instant Expert: How Do Tires Work?
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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The Last Great F1 Fairy Tale — (Brawn GP, 2009)
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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When Sam Drove Alonso’s F1 Car
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Listener Q&A: Does Driving Style Matter in F1?
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Instant Expert: What is Oversteer?
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Belief, Death, and the Fastest Man Alive — (Parry-Thomas & Babs, 1927)
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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BONUS: Sam Reads From His New Book — “Indoor Storage”
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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RACE RECAP: Monaco G.P. + Indy 500
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May 30, 2024 |
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How Pro Racers Cheat
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May 28, 2024 |
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BONUS: Sam Reads From His New Book — "Dajiban!"
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May 27, 2024 |
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337 MPH in 3.7 Seconds — (GUEST: Top Fuel Driver Clay Millican)
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May 21, 2024 |
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BONUS: Sam Reads From His New Book — “Mears and My Feet”
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May 20, 2024 |
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The Awful Joy of Bad Racing Movies — (Driven, 2001)
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May 14, 2024 |
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BONUS: Sam Reads From His New Book — “Wall Drug”
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May 13, 2024 |
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How Roger and Mario Broke the Indy 500 — (Penske “Beast” V-8, 1994)
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May 07, 2024 |
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Do Car Magazines Have Secrets?
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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The Dan Gurney Fan-Service Episode
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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The Ferrari Story You Didn’t Know You Needed
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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How to Be a Rookie at the Indy 500
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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For Love of the Game — (Villeneuve 1979 US GP Wet Quali)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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The World’s Most Charming Race Track
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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How Do Wind Tunnels Work?
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Listener Q&A: Can the Data Lie?
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Can You Have Too Much Power? — (Donohue 1970s Porsche Can-Am)
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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What You and Max Verstappen Have in Common
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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When Car Magazines Test Race Cars
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Listener Q&A: Rain Driving and You
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Ten Hours, 1000 Miles, and 170 MPH — (Moss 1955 Mille Win)
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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When is a Driving Sim Worth Millions?
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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At the Wheel in a McLaren F1 GTR
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Unpacking the 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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The Indy 500 is Harder Than You Think — (Rossi 2016 Win)
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Jan 09, 2024 |